Egypt Media Roundup (March 7)

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April 6 cofounder Amr Ali sentenced to 3 years prison Al-Marg Misdemeanors Court has sentenced Amr Ali, the general coordinator of the banned April 6 Youth Movement, to three years in prison and a 500 LE fine for conspiring to overthrow the government, according to a statement posted to the April 6 Facebook page on Monday.

Japan to fund projects worth LE18 billion, host 2,500 Egyptian students President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived in Japan on Monday for his first official state visit to the country. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced during a joint press conference with Sisi that Japan would invest approximately 18 billion LE in Egyptian business initiatives with Japanese companies.

Iraqi president to visit Egypt on Sunday Iraqi President Fuad Masum visits Egypt on Sunday to meet with President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, as announced by Iraqi ambassador to Cairo Diaa al-Dabbas on Friday.

Police officer killed in Egypt`s Shubra Al-Kheima A senior police officer was killed early on Thursday during a firefight with suspected criminals in the Shubra al-Kheima neighborhood north of Cairo, Egypt`s interior ministry said in a statement.

Car bomb explodes in Mohandiseen, no deaths reported A car bomb exploded in Cairo on Saturday morning, causing damage to surrounding cars but killing nobody. According to investigators, the explosion was intended to target three officers who live in a nearby building.